op-ed

noun

ˈäp-ˈed 

variants often Op-Ed

often attributive

: a page of special features usually opposite the editorial page of a newspaper

also : a feature on such a page

Examples of op-ed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That would be a former partner and friend Charlie Garrigan (a great, fast-talking and blunt Bill Burr), who turned on him with a nasty op-ed that pissed off Zuckerberg. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026

Someone wrote an op-ed criticizing a police department’s use of these Flock cameras. — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 5 Oct. 2026

Gilbert Villegas pointed out in a recent Chicago Tribune op-ed, Illinois is lagging badly behind other states in permits issued for new housing construction. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026

Subsequent journalistic and political events—a New York Times editorial, the first Democratic congressional defection, Nancy Pelosi’s television appearance, and George Clooney’s op-ed—repeatedly repriced the contract. — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Word History

Etymology

short for opposite editorial

First Known Use

1931, in the meaning defined above